India, July 3 -- President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill faced a significant setback in the House rule vote on Wednesday after four Republicans initially voted against the spending measure. Republicans could not lose more than three votes, with the House in full attendance, for the bill to pass.

Four Republicans, including Rep Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), voted 'no' on a critical procedural vote, leaving Speaker Mike Johnson very little time to convince at least one of them to flip their vote.

The House was voting on a procedural 'rule' to set debate terms for the bill, a prerequisite for final passage. Four defections could cause the rule vote to fail, with a potential 216-216 tie or shortfall (217 needed ...